France vs Italy: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

France
572,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
483,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
26th
Italy rank
29th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

France currently reports 572,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 483,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 88,761 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.

France ranks 26th and Italy ranks 29th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 13,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 49,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 121,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 170,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49,353 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 237,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 279,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,853 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 271,299 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 265,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 355,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 299,066 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, France or Italy?
France, at 572,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 483,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between France and Italy?
88,761 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do France and Italy rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 26th and Italy ranks 29th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.